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A wide choice of topics covered from the dawn of history right up to present days . Many of these have a wider relevance than purely within the context of Strathearn . The author's viewpoint often is at variance with the accepted opinions espoused elsewhere eg The Jacobite Uprisings and The Reformation .

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The effect of the Reform Act was considerable. Before 1832 the Scottish Parliamentary electorate had been about 5,000 adult males. Following the passing of the Act, the number of Scottish MP's increased from 45 to 53 and the franchise increased by an even greater proportion, growing from under 5,000 of the 2,300,000 population to 65,000 voters (now covering householders of £10 value in the burghs and property owners of £10 or tenants of £50 rental in the country seats). In Strathearn , as elsewhere things were beginning to become more democratic . Instead of a handful of local land owners standing at the Square and voting publicly for their choice , it became a more private and more akin to modern procedures . Most of the new voters in the Strath were small tenant farmers .Below I have included transcriptions from the new Rolls for Crieff , Comrie and Auchterarder .

Alphabetical
Listof the ELECTORSOf The
Parish of Crieff In The County of Perth1832 A James
Arnot , merchant ,…

Retired part time lecturer at Perth College and former rugby correspondent to our local paper the Strathearn Herald .Former President and a Honorary Member of Crieff & Strathearn Rugby Club. Written 4 books on the local history of Strathearn .